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Prepared Meats Roundup

We analyzed 740 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.

Detailed Reviews (Page 14)

Calories
200
Protein
12g
Armour

Armour, smoked vienna sausage

Ingredients: Sausage: mechanically separated chicken, water, salt, corn syrup. contains 2% or less of: beef, pork, dextrose, natural flavors, sodium nitrite, garlic powder. broth: chicken broth, hickory smoke flavor.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
393
Protein
25g
Boar's Head, Boar's Head Brands

Bianco d'oro salami

Ingredients: Pork, salt, less than 2% dextrose, spices, wine, sodium ascorbate, natural flavorings, lactic acid starter culture, sodium nitrite, sodium nitrate.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Contains Sodium Nitrate
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Calories
357
Protein
25g
Applegate Organics

Uncured Genoa Salami

Ingredients: Organic pork**, sea salt. contains less than 2% of the following: organic dextrose, cultured celery juice powder, organic spices, organic garlic powder, lactic acid starter culture (not from milk).

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
91
Protein
18g
Applegate Organics

Organic Roasted Chicken Breast

Ingredients: Organic chicken breast, water, contains less than 2% of the following: organic honey, salt, organic potato starch, carrageenan (from seaweed).

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
108
Protein
14g
Bar-S

Smoked Deli Style Ham

Ingredients: Cured with: water, dextrose, modified corn starch, 2% or less of the following: salt, potassium lactate, potassium acetate, sodium diacetate, sodium phosphates, potassium chloride, flavorings, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
533
Protein
33g
Kroger

Fully cooked traditional bacon

Ingredients: Bacon (cured with water, salt, sugar, smoke flavoring, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite).

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
165
Protein
15g
Never Any!

Spinach & Feta Chicken Sausage

Ingredients: chicken, water, feta cheese (pasteurized milk, salt, cheese culture, enzymes), spinach, red peppers, onions, roasted garlic, corn syrup solids, sugar, salt, roasted garlic powder, spices, natural flavors, vinegar, lemon juice concentrate, sodium phosphate, natural smoke flavor

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
61
Sugar
9g
Meal Mart

Smoked Turkey Breast

Ingredients: TURKEY, WATER, SALT, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CARRAGEENAN, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SMOKE FLAVOR, SODIUM NITIRTE, SPICES & FLAVORINGS

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
194
Protein
19g
Never Any

mild ITALIAN STYLE CHICKEN SAUSAGE

Ingredients: chicken, water, part-skim mozzarella cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), red container stiervi 1 link (85g) and green bell pepper, onion, with 2% or less of the following: sugar, salt, spices including paprika dried parsley erry powder, collagen casing, contains: milk, 139 15% *ingredient used to preserve quality,

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
357
Protein
29g
Aldi

Original Italian Dry Salami

Ingredients: pork, salt, less than 2% of the following: dextrose, natural flavorings, wine, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite, sodium nitrate, lactic acid starter culture

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Contains Sodium Nitrate
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Calories
191
Protein
29g
Good & Gather

Oven-Roasted Turkey Breast

Ingredients: Turkey breast, turkey broth, vinegar, contains 2% or less of the following: (modified corn starch, sea salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, carrageenan, natural flavoring (celery powder))

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
125
Protein
18g
Hillshire Farm

Ultra Thin Roast Beef

Ingredients: Beef, water, contains 2% or less of: salt, dextrose, potassium and sodium phosphates, sodium propionate, beef flavor (beef stock, maltodextrin, salt), natural flavors, caramel color.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
235
Protein
14g
Aidells

Cajun Style Andouille Smoked Sausage, made with pork

Ingredients: PORK, WATER, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: SEA SALT, GARLIC, SPICES (INCLUDING BLACK PEPPER, RED PEPPER, AND WHITE PEPPER), SUGAR, PAPRIKA, CELERY POWDER, DEHYDRATED ONION.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
600
Protein
47g
Great Value

Hickory Smoked Bacon

Ingredients: Pork cured with water, salt, sodium phosphate, brown sugar, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
120
Protein
16g
Land O Frost

Natural Hickory Smoked Ham

Ingredients: Ham cured with water, salt. less than 2% of dextrose, sodium erythorbate, sodium phosphates, sodium nitrite.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
357
Protein
25g
Applegate Naturals

Uncured Genoa Salami

Ingredients: pork***, sea salt, dextrose, contains less than 2% of the following: spices, garlic powder, wine, swiss chard powder, lactic acid starter culture (not from milk),

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
89
Protein
14g
Oscar Mayer

Rotisserie Seasoned Chicken Breast

Ingredients: CHICKEN BREAST, WATER, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, VINEGAR, SALT, CULTURED DEXTROSE, SUGAR, NATURAL CHICKEN TYPE FLAVOR (YEAST EXTRACT, SALT, DEXTROSE, ONION POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOR), SODIUM PHOSPHATES, CARRAGEENAN, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, COATED WITH PAPRIKA, BLACK PEPPER, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, THYME.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
500
Protein
17g
Hormel

Original Pepperoni

Ingredients: PORK, BEEF, SALT, WATER, DEXTROSE, SPICES, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA GARLIC POWDER, SODIUM NITRITE SHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
357
Protein
29g
Aldi

Italian dry salami

Ingredients: PORK, SALT, DEXTROSE, NATURAL FLAVORINGS, PAPRIKA, CRUSHED RED PEPPER, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
108
Protein
18g
Oscar Mayer

Lean smoked ham

Ingredients: Ham, water, contains less than 2% of salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium propionate, sodium diacetate, sodium benzoate, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite, soy lecithin.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Contains Sodium Benzoate
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Calories
298
Protein
14g
Kirkland

Beef Hot Dogs

Ingredients: beef, water, dextrose, salt, spices, sodium lactate, garlic, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, paprika and extract, and sodium nitrate

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Contains Sodium Nitrate
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Calories
500
Protein
43g
Applegate Organics,Applegate

Hickory smoked uncured bacon

Ingredients: Organic pork**, water, sea salt. contains less than 2% of the following: celery powder.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
306
Protein
12g
Hebrew National

12 Oz

Ingredients: beef, water, ccntains 2% or less of: salt, spice, sodium, lactate, paprika, hydrolyzed soy protein, garlic powder, sodium diactate, sodium erythorbate, flavoring, sodium nitrite,

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
88
Protein
16g
Oscar Mayer

Cracked Black Pepper Turkey Breast

Ingredients: turkey breast, water, modified cornstarch, contains less than 2% of vinegar, salt, cultured dextrose*, sugar, sodium phosphates, carrageenan, coated with cracked black pepper,

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
125
Protein
21g
Oscar Mayer

Honey Uncured Ham

Ingredients: ham, water, honey, cultured dextrose*, contains less than 2% of salt, sugar, vinegar, cultured celery juice, sodium phosphates, cherry powder, browned with caramel color,

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
421
Protein
37g
Black Label

CENTER CUT BACON

Ingredients: Cured with water, salt, sugar, dextrose, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
125
Protein
16g
HILLSHIRE FARM

HONEY HAM

Ingredients: cured with water, honey, contains 2% or less: salt, dextrose, sugar, sodium phosphate, sodium propionate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite,

The Good

  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
429
Protein
43g
Kraft Heinz

Fully Cooked Original Bacon

Ingredients: Cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphate, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
125
Protein
18g
Hormel, Hormel Foods Corporation

Natural Choice, Honey Deli Ham

Ingredients: Water, honey, salt, turbinado sugar, cultured celery powder, cherry powder.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
500
Protein
36g
Hormel

Black Label Fully Cooked Original Bacon

Ingredients: Cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Frequently Asked Questions

Are products in the Prepared Meats category always vegan?+
Not necessarily. We analyzed over 740 products in the Prepared Meats category on CakeID. While some are plant-based, many contain hidden animal ingredients like milk powder, whey, or gelatin. Always check the "Is Vegan" status on our product pages.
How does CakeID rank the best Prepared Meats?+
We rank Prepared Meats based on their nutritional value, ingredient cleanliness (fewer additives), and vegan compatibility. Products with lower sugar and simpler ingredients rank higher.
Can I find low-calorie Prepared Meats here?+
Yes! Our list highlights the nutritional details of each product. Look for the "Calories" badge on the product cards above to find low-calorie options.
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